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石家庄市2023~2024年度第一学期期末教学质量检测
高二英语
（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15
答案是C。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What does the woman want the man to do
A. Change his seat. B. Sit together with her. C. Save her a seat.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: Excuse me, is this seat taken
M: No. it isn’t.
W: Would you mind moving over one, so my friend and I can sit together
M: No, not at all.
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How did the man learn to cook the soup
A. From a restaurant. B. From a school. C. From a recipe.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: You’re a really good cook. The soup is delicious, even better than that in the restaurant. Did you study cooking in school
M: No, I learned by myself. I have a good cookbook that I read when I have time.
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Where does the conversation take place
A. On a bus. B. At a train station. C. In a bank.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: Does this bus go to the train station
M: No, you’ll have to get off at the bank, and take a 192.
W: Can you tell me where to get off
M: It’s two stops after this one.
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What are the speakers talking about
A. An office rule. B. A difficult job. C. A piece of advice.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: As of January 1, all men are required to wear ties at the office.
M: That’s unfair. This job is already very difficult, and now I’ll have to dress in clothing that is far less comfortable.
W: I’m sorry to hear that. You may want to consider getting into another line of work.
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What does the man mean
A. He wants to join a gym. B. He seldom exercises now. C. He is sick at the moment.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: I joined the Samsung Health Club.
M: How do you feel about working out at the gym
W: It’s hard work while exercising, but it is a great feeling when I get done.
M: I have a running machine at home. I used to use it, but I’m already sick of it.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. What will the woman do next
A. Make an appointment. B. Fill in another form. C. Go to the waiting room.
7. Who will the woman meet this afternoon
A. A doctor. B. Her boss. C. A customer.
【答案】6. C 7. C
【解析】
【原文】W: Good morning. I have an appointment with Dr. Tang at ten o’clock.
M: Let’s see ... Sameera Kapoor Welcome. As a new patient, you just need to fill out this form.
W: Actually, I filled that out last week. I’m here today for a follow-up appointment. Do I need to fill out another one
M: Oh, I see it in your file now. Sorry about that. You can go ahead and wait in Room Two. The doctor will be with you shortly.
W: Great. I’m glad I could schedule an early appointment. My boss asked me to have afternoon tea with an important client.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. Why are there fewer adults watching the play than teenagers
A. It is performed in a school.
B. The play is aimed at teenagers.
C. Most adults are occupied in the afternoon.
9. What do the speakers agree on about the play
A. It is difficult to understand.
B. Its characters are realistic.
C. It has a surprising ending.
【答案】8. C 9. B
【解析】
【原文】W: That was an amazing play.
M: It was. Over half the people watching were school students like us.
W: I guess that’s not so unusual for an afternoon performance. Most adults are working then.
M: I wonder what it’s like being an actor. They must have to practice so hard.
W: The ones in this play certainly had. I found it difficult to believe how realistic they managed to make all of the characters.
M: Yes, and I couldn’t predict what would happen at the end.
W: I studied this play in literature classes last year, so I already knew what was going to happen.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
10. What problem does the woman face
A. She can’t turn on her computer.
B. She can’t open a document.
C. She can’t handle her work.
11. When did the woman’s problem occur
A. Yesterday morning. B. Last night. C. This morning.
12. What does the man ask the woman to do
A. Send him an email. B. Come to his place. C. Give him a call.
【答案】10. B 11. C 12. A
【解析】
【原文】W: Hi Jason. Sorry to bother you. I’ve been having a problem with my computer. I thought you might be able to help me.
M: I see. What’s the problem
W: I have a file that I can’t access for some reason. I have to hand it in tomorrow.
M: Were you able to open it before, on the computer you’re using now
W: Yes, I was working on it last night and everything was fine, but this morning I couldn’t open it.
M: Do you think your computer might have a virus
W: No, I checked and there weren’t any.
M: I’m not sure what’s wrong. If it’s possible, email the file to me and I’ll see if I can get it to open.
W: OK, I’ll do that when I get home.
M: I’ll be home after 8 p.m. Send it to me when you get a chance and I’ll call you later.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
13. What will the man do in August
A. Graduate from college. B. Start work. C. Accept applications.
14. What is the speakers’ opinion about the man’s career prospects
A. Promising. B. Worrying. C. Unclear.
15. What do we know about the woman
A. She changed major at college.
B. She spent a year finding a job.
C. She got a master’s degree.
16. What could the woman probably be
A. A psychologist. B. An engineer. C. A website designer.
【答案】13. A 14. B 15. A 16. B
【解析】
【原文】W: Hey Eric, what are you doing here
M: Hi, Amy, I’m waiting for a friend.
W: I heard you’re going to graduate this summer. Is that true
M: Yes. If everything goes alright, I’ll be getting my bachelor’s degree in August. Then I need to start looking for a job.
W: I had to do that last year. It wasn’t easy. Do you have any job offers
M: No, not yet. I sent out a lot of applications, but I didn’t receive many responses. It’s pretty hard to find a job right now.
W: What’s your major
M: Psychology.
W: That was my major when I started college, but I switched to engineering after the first year. And it took me about 3 months to find a job. I finally was able to get a job that matched my educational background on a job website.
M: Anyway, it really doesn’t matter. If I can’t find a job, I’ll probably go back to school to get my master’s degree.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
17. What does the speaker think of the area close to Cape Town
A. It’s diverse. B. It’s livable. C. It’s cold.
18. What is special about the eastern seaboard
A. It has a large garden. B. It has lots of plants. C. It has a changeable climate.
19. How has South Africa changed
A. It has become hotter.
B. It has a lower diversity of species.
C It’s experiencing a decrease in rainfall.
20. What attracts visitors to the Floral Kingdom
A. The historic site. B. The cultural heritage. C. The diverse plant species.
【答案】17. B 18. B 19. A 20. C
【解析】
【原文】M: South Africa is really diverse. You can travel in one day and find many different spots and different places. If you move towards the southern part of the country close to Cape Town, you’d find they grow a lot of fruit and a lot of people live there because the climate is so mild and really has no extreme temperatures.
Traveling from Cape Town to the eastern seaboard, you’ll get to the Garden Route in South Africa and the name comes from the fact that it looks almost like a garden. Beautiful plants and trees, forests, everything grows due to relatively high rainfall. It’s really beautiful and it never gets too hot in summer and never too cold in winter. But recently perhaps because of global warming we have seen quite a lot of changes in South Africa. The hot areas have recorded even higher temperatures.
Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention there’s a really beautiful place that you can visit close to Cape Town. I think they call it the Floral Kingdom and it’s a natural heritage site that you can visit because of all the different species of plant life. Tourists from all over the world come to see it.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Last Friday, Britain’s Prince William announced the winners of this year’s Earthshot Prize. The prize is meant to encourage new ideas and rapid action to help protect the planet. Below are parts of this year’s prize-winning projects in each category.
Protect and Restore Nature
Kheyti won the prize for protecting and restoring nature with its “Greenhouse-in-a-box” idea. Kheyti is already working with 1, 000 farmers across India, which is one of the most climate-affected countries in the world. The company says the greenhouses allow farmers to use 90% less water and produce seven times as much food. Kheyti hopes to get its greenhouses to 50,000 farmers by 2027.
Clean Our Air
Charlot Magayi won the prize for cleaning the air. Ms. Magayi developed a stove (炉子) that uses a fuel that’s cheaper and pollutes far less than charcoal stoves. Currently, over 200,000 of her Clean Stoves are being used in Kenya.
Build a Waste-Free World
A London-based company called Notpla(for “Not Plastic”)won the prize for building a waste-free world. They’ve created a plastic substitute(替代品)from plants found in the ocean. Unlike most plastic, their products break down naturally with no microplastics. Notpla believes their products can help end the plastic pollution that’s filling landfills and polluting oceans.
Fix Our Climate
The Earthshot Prize for working toward fixing our climate went to a company called 44.01 from Oman. 44.01 has come up with a way to turn polluting carbon dioxide(CO2)into a rock called peridotite. Once the CO2 has been turned into rock, it can no longer be released into the atmosphere again. The method that 44.01 uses is fast, cheap and permanent.
21. What is the aim of the Earthshot Prize
A. To offer practical advice on global warming.
B. To find solutions to the environmental problems.
C. To develop a strategic partnership with all parties.
D. To encourage literary creations of the British people.
22. Where are Kheyti’s greenhouses widely used
A. In India. B. In Kenya. C. In the UK. D. In Oman.
23. What do Charlot Magayi and 44.01 have in common
A. They want to build a waste-free world.
B. Their projects are directly good for farmers.
C. Their achievements benefit the air cleaning.
D. They use plants from the ocean in their products.
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇应用文。英国威廉王子宣布今年“为地球奋斗奖”的获奖者本文主要介绍了今年各类别获奖项目的部分内容。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“The prize is meant to encourage new ideas and rapid action to help protect the planet.(该奖旨在鼓励新的想法和快速行动，以帮助保护地球。)”，以及下文的各个小标题可知，“为地球奋斗奖”的目的是找到方法保护地球。故选B项。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据Protect and Restore Nature下的“Kheyti is already working with 1, 000 farmers across India, which is one of the most climate-affected countries in the world. (Kheyti已经与印度的1,000名农民合作，印度是世界上受气候影响最严重的国家之一。)”可知，Kheyti的温室项目在印度各地都有进行。故选A项。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据Clean Our Air的“Charlot Magayi won the prize for cleaning the air. Ms. Magayi developed a stove (炉子) that uses a fuel that’s cheaper and pollutes far less than charcoal stoves. Currently, over 200,000 of her Clean Stoves are being used in Kenya.(查洛特·马盖赢得了清洁空气奖。马盖发明了一种使用比木炭炉更便宜且污染更少的燃料的炉子。目前，肯尼亚已有超过20万个她的清洁炉正在使用)”，Fix Our Climate的“The Earthshot Prize for working toward fixing our climate went to a company called 44.01 from Oman. 44.01 has come up with a way to turn polluting carbon dioxide(CO2)into a rock called peridotite.(为解决气候问题做出贡献的‘为地球奋斗奖’奖颁给了44.01公司。44.01公司提出了一种将污染的二氧化碳转化为一种名为橄榄石的岩石的方法。)”可知，Charlot Magayi和44.01的共同之处是他们的成就都有利于空气净化，因此而得奖。故选C项。
B
Some of my earliest memories involve sitting with my dad in his study every night when he came home from the office, I’d watch as he put his personal items away; his watch, wallet, comb and car keys They would always occupy the same spot on the table every time.
Dad’s comb was jade green. I heard he bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would smile, hand me the comb and say, “Be a good girl and help Daddy clean it, OK ”
I was more than happy to do it. At age five, this kind of task brought me such joy. I would excitedly turn the tap on, and then brush the comb with a used toothbrush as hard as I could. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would proudly return the comb to Dad. He would smile at me, and place the comb on top of his wallet.
About two years later, Dad left his sales job and started his own wholesale business. I started primary school. That was when things started to change. Dad’s business wasn’t doing so well, and our stable life started getting shaky. He didn’t come home as much as he used to. And when he did come home, it was always late and I’d already be in bed. 1 started to get mad. Why didn’t he listen to Mum and just stick to his old job Why did he take the risk and place the whole family in trouble Over the years, I stopped waiting for him to come home, and stopped going downstairs to check on him.
Now 28, I’ve graduated from college and got a job. Dad’s business has also started to get back on track. Yet the uncomfortable silence between Dad and me went on.
Two days before my birthday last year, Dad came home early. On that evening, I helped him carry his bags into his study as usual. When I turned to leave, he asked me to clean his comb. I looked at him for a while, then took the comb and headed to the sink.
It was the same comb. After cleaning it, I passed it back to Dad. He looked at it and smiled. But this time, I noticed something different. My dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, yet his smile was still as heartwarming as before.
24. From the first three paragraphs, we can learn___________.
A. the author would study with Dad every evening
B. the precious green comb of Dad was made of jade
C. the earliest memories with Dad were full of joy
D. the author was unwilling to clean the comb for Dad
25. What probably made Dad decide to start his own business
A. He was eager to get everything on track.
B. He wanted to keep his family life stable.
C. He was laid off and had to make a living.
D. He hoped to earn a better life for the family.
26. What emotional changes did the author experience when staying with Dad these years
A. Cheerful→mad→warm.
B. Mad→satisfied→warm.
C. Satisfied→worried→angry
D. Warm→concerned→uncomfortable.
27. Which could be the best title for the text
A. My Dad’s Comb
B. Dad’s Wholesale Business
C. Changes of My Dad
D. My Earliest Memories with Dad
【答案】24. C 25. D 26. A 27. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文以一把梳子为线索，讲述了作者小时候喜欢在晚上给父亲清理梳子，后来爸爸想要让家庭生活变得更好，因此辞职创业，和作者的关系也疏远了，后来作者长大了找到了一份工作最终理解了父亲。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“I was more than happy to do it. At age five, this kind of task brought me such joy. (我非常乐意这么做。在五岁的时候，这种任务给我带来了如此多的快乐。)”可知，作者小时候与父亲的相处是非常愉快的。故选C。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Dad’s business wasn’t doing so well, and our stable life started getting shaky. (爸爸的生意不太好，我们稳定的生活开始变得不稳定。)”以及“Why didn’t he listen to Mum and just stick to his old job Why did he take the risk and place the whole family in trouble (他为什么不听妈妈的话，继续干他原来的工作呢？为什么要冒这个险，让全家人陷入麻烦？)”可知，因为爸爸的工作，我们之前的生活是稳定的，后来爸爸想要让家庭生活变得更好，因此辞职创业。故选D。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“I was more than happy to do it. At age five, this kind of task brought me such joy. (我非常乐意这么做。在五岁的时候，这种任务给我带来了如此多的快乐。)”；第四段“And when he did come home, it was always late and I’d already be in bed. 1 started to get mad. (当他回家时，总是很晚，而我已经上床睡觉了。我开始生气了。)”以及最后一段“He looked at it and smiled. But this time, I noticed something different. My dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, yet his smile was still as heartwarming as before. (他看着它，笑了。但这一次，我注意到了一些不同。我父亲老了。他笑的时候眼角有了皱纹，但他的笑容还是像以前一样暖心。)”可推知，作者这些年和爸爸在一起的情感变化是快乐→生气→温暖。故选A。
【27题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Some of my earliest memories involve sitting with my dad in his study every night when he came home from the office, I’d watch as he put his personal items away; his watch, wallet, comb and car keys They would always occupy the same spot on the table every time. (我最早的一些记忆是每天晚上当我父亲从办公室回家时，他都坐在他的书房里。我看着他把他的私人物品放好：他的手表、钱包、梳子和车钥匙。每次他们总是占据桌子上的同一个位置。)”结合本文以一把梳子为线索，讲述了作者小时候喜欢在晚上给父亲清理梳子，后来爸爸想要让家庭生活变得更好，因此辞职创业，和作者的关系也疏远了，后来作者长大了找到了一份工作最终理解了父亲。可知，C项“Changes of My Dad(父亲的变化)”是本文最好的标题。故选C项。
C
Most people don’t lie very much. It makes sense. By being honest with people, you not only build up goodwill, but also save a lot of brain power since your brain doesn’t have to do anything out of the ordinary when you tell the truth. You just think of what you want to say, and you say it.
Actually, lying takes much more work. Imagine you’re late to class and the teacher asks why. If you decide to lie, you have to make up a story on the spot, think about the various directions the conversation might take and figure out what you need to say to keep this whole lie from falling apart. You might not be aware of it, but you just give your brain a lot of extra work. “A lot of that brain work is done in a region called the prefrontal cortex. It’s the part in charge of working memory,” explains Jennifer Vendemia, a scientist from the University of South Carolina.
Working memory keeps something in mind just for a little while, such as remembering instructions for how to play a game or some other specific tasks. It stores things for only a short while as you’re using them, and it doesn’t put them in long-term storage. Besides working memory, the prefrontal cortex also takes care of tasks such as planning, problem-solving and self-control. Scientists describe these as executive function tasks. Executive function lets you think a step or two ahead to make sure the lie you’ re telling will likely hold up to questioning. “Spending so much brainpower trying to keep a story straight means there’s less available for other things,” says Vendemia. “Lying is especially harmful for young people as the prefrontal cortex is not fully developed until around age 25. When the prefrontal cortex is busy with tasks related to lying, younger people have a harder time doing other tasks.”
Lying has social costs, too. People generally value honesty and don’t like liars. So if people view you as untrustworthy, it can be bad for your relationships.
28. What is the first paragraph mainly about
A. The costs of lying to people.
B. The true meaning of honesty.
C The benefits of being truthful.
D. The difficulty of being a good liar.
29. Why is a lying student mentioned in the second paragraph
A. To prove a concept B. To introduce a topic.
C. To provide the background. D. To give an example.
30. Which of the following is the function of working memory
A. Remembering a life-long lesson.
B. Storing information for a short time.
C. Pushing oneself to face difficulties.
D. Processing information in the brain.
31. What is the passage mainly about
A. The reasons why people lie.
B. The harmful effects of lying.
C. The part of brain in charge of lying.
D. The ways to avoid being caught lying.
【答案】28. C 29. D 30. B 31. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章详细阐述了撒谎的众多危害。
【28题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Most people don’t lie very much. It makes sense. By being honest with people, you not only build up goodwill, but also save a lot of brain power since your brain doesn’t have to do anything out of the ordinary when you tell the truth. You just think of what you want to say, and you say it.(大多数人都不怎么说谎。这很有道理。通过对人诚实，你不仅建立了善意，而且还节省了大量的脑力，因为当你说真话时，你的大脑不必做任何不寻常的事情。你只要想好你想说什么，然后说出来)”可知，这一段主要写了诚实的好处。故选C项。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“Actually, lying takes much more work. Imagine you’re late to class and the teacher asks why. If you decide to lie, you have to make up a story on the spot, think about the various directions the conversation might take and figure out what you need to say to keep this whole lie from falling apart. You might not be aware of it, but you just give your brain a lot of extra work. “A lot of that brain work is done in a region called the prefrontal cortex. It’s the part in charge of working memory,” explains Jennifer Vendemia, a scientist from the University of South Carolina.(事实上，说谎需要付出更多的努力。想象一下，你上课迟到了，老师问你为什么。如果你决定说谎，你必须当场编一个故事，想想谈话可能会发生的不同方向，想清楚你需要说什么才能让整个谎言不被揭穿。你可能没有意识到这一点，但你只是给了你的大脑很多额外的工作。“很多大脑工作都是在前额皮质区域完成的。这是负责工作记忆的部分，”南卡罗来纳大学的科学家詹妮弗·文德米亚解释说)”都是举例说明。由此推知，作者用学生撒谎这个例子来支持其论点：撒谎需要付出更多的努力。故选D项。
【30题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Working memory keeps something in mind just for a little while, such as remembering instructions for how to play a game or some other specific tasks. It stores things for only a short while as you’re using them, and it doesn’t put them in long-term storage.(工作记忆只会把一些事情记住一小段时间，比如记住如何玩游戏或其他特定任务的说明。它只能在你使用的时候短暂地储存东西，而且不能长期储存)”可知，工作记忆只能在短时间内存储信息。故选B项。
【31题详解】
主旨大意。第一段“Most people don’t lie very much. It makes sense. By being honest with people, you not only build up goodwill, but also save a lot of brain power since your brain doesn’t have to do anything out of the ordinary when you tell the truth. You just think of what you want to say, and you say it.(大多数人都不怎么说谎。这很有道理。通过对人诚实，你不仅建立了善意，而且还节省了大量的脑力，因为当你说真话时，你的大脑不必做任何不寻常的事情。你只要想好你想说什么，然后说出来)”是说诚实的好处，而二、三和四段从不同角度说撒谎的危害。由此可知，本文主要讲述了说谎的有害影响。故选B项。
D
Have you ever noticed that the stars sometimes appear brighter in December, January and February There's a link between cold air and the night lights. "Part of it is that it tends to be drier in the winter," said Diane Tumshek, an astronomer at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Even though it's invisible, moisture can change the way light moves through the air. And in the summer, moisture can make stars appear more dull.
Air temperature is also what puts the twinkle twinkle in the little stars. "Even on very clear nights, some of the atmosphere is cooler, and some of the atmosphere is warmer,” said Tumshek, who also works with the Allegheny Observatory. And when the light from a star passes through those bubbles of varying temperatures, "it bends and shifts the light, so that we are seeing stars appear to dance or twinkle,” she said.
For star lovers in the United States, there's another factor that comes into play for bright winter stars, although this is a matter of coincidence. During Earth's journey around the sun, “there are just simply more bright stars visible from the Northern Hemisphere in the winter sky," Tumshek said. If you really want to see a shiny star, just try to find a burning ball of gas called Sirius near the horizon. At 8.6 light-years away, Sirius is relatively close to Earth and the brightest star visible in the night sky. It is also large — nearly twice as big as our sun and 20 times as bright. So this winter, when the world turns cold and it seems like we should be spending more time indoors, consider asking an adult to go exploring outside. With a warm coat and a clear sky, any night can be turned into a treasure hunt. All you have to do is look up.
32. What does the underlined word "dull" in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A. not shiny B. not exciting C. not severe D. not smart
33. How does air temperature influence the brightness of stars
A. By changing the bubbles around them. B. By putting the twinkle twinkle in them.
C. By varying the direction of the light from them. D. By making the stars dance and twinkle in the sky.
34. What do we know about Sirius
A. It can be found at any night. B. It is 20 times as bright as the sun.
C. It is a burning and shiny ball. D. It is closer to Earth than other stars,
35. What is the author's purpose in writing the text
A. To advocate stargazing in winter, B. To call on people to focus on stars.
C. To present new research results about stars. D. To explain why stars are more visible in winter.
【答案】32. A 33. C 34. B 35. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要解释了为什么在冬天星星看起来更加明亮，说明了会影响星星亮度的一些因素。
【32题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第一段中“Have you ever noticed that the stars sometimes appear brighter in December, January and February (你有没有注意到，星星有时在12月、1月和2月显得更亮？)”以及画线词上文“And in the summer, moisture can make stars appear more”可知，星星在冬天会显得更加亮，因此相对应的，夏天因为水分的原因星星就显得不那么闪亮了。画线词意思为“不闪亮”,与not shiny同义。故选A。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Air temperature is also what puts the twinkle twinkle in the little stars. "Even on very clear nights, some of the atmosphere is cooler, and some of the atmosphere is warmer,” said Tumshek, who also works with the Allegheny Observatory. And when the light from a star passes through those bubbles of varying temperatures, "it bends and shifts the light, so that we are seeing stars appear to dance or twinkle,” she said.(气温也是小星星一闪一闪的原因。在阿勒格尼天文台工作的Tumshek说:“即使在非常晴朗的夜晚，有些大气会更凉爽，有些大气会更温暖。当恒星发出的光穿过这些温度不同的气泡时，它会弯曲和改变光，所以我们看到的星星似乎在跳舞或闪烁”)”可知，空气温度通过改变恒星发出的光的方向来影响恒星的亮度。故选C。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“At 8.6 light-years away, Sirius is relatively close to Earth and the brightest star visible in the night sky. It is also large — nearly twice as big as our sun and 20 times as bright.(天 狼星距离地球8.6光年，它相对较近，是夜空中可见的最亮的恒星。它也很大——几乎是太阳的两倍大，亮度是太阳的20倍)”可知，小天狼星的亮度是太阳的20倍。故选B。
35题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“Have you ever noticed that the stars sometimes appear brighter in December, January and February (你有没有注意到，星星有时在12月、1月和2月显得更亮？)”结合文章主要解释了为什么在冬天星星看起来更加明亮，说明了会影响星星亮度的一些因素。可推知，作者写这篇文章的目的是解释为什么星星在冬天更容易看见。故选D。
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Poetry has healing powers. To get more joy and peace, we don’t have to be a professional poet but we can develop a poetic mindset (心态). ___36___
Be in awe (敬畏) of everything.
The poetic mindset starts with the idea that nothing is an accident. Everything is interrelated and plays a part in a greater whole. ___37___ Close your eyes. Now open them. What is the first thing you see Look closer. Ask yourself: What does it look like What does it remind you of Does it bring happy thoughts or sad ones Why I bet your randomly selected object is full of meaning.
___38___
A poem is a place where you can pour out your hard feelings. Don’t be afraid. You can always throw the page into the fireplace once you’ve filled it. ___39___ Poetry can be a storeroom for everything difficult in your life. But there’s more, I find when I write about something I’m struggling with, my negative feeling begins to become weaker.
Seek what inspires you.
Life isn’t perfect, but you can live with love and trust anyway. ___40___ There is always goodness to be found once you train yourself to look for it. Poetry to me is a form of praise. I build poems from things I see, people I meet and thoughts and feelings found deep inside. As I present those treasures in poetic language, I am appreciating what is good in them.
A. Let pain be your teacher.
B. How can we manage it in an easy way
C. What are the steps of writing a good poem
D. Poetry helps us remember this important wisdom.
E. Or seal it in an envelope and come back to it later.
F. Writing a poem is about describing your inner world vividly.
G. Therefore, everything deserves notice and even appreciation.
【答案】36. B 37. G 38. A 39. E 40. D
【解析】
【导语】这一篇说明文。诗歌有治愈功能，尽管我们不能成为专业的诗人，但是我们可以培养诗人的心态，文章主要介绍了几种培养诗人心态的方法。
【36题详解】
根据空前“To get more joy and peace, we don’t have to be a professional poet but we can develop a poetic mindset (心态).(想要获得更多的乐趣和宁静，我们不需要成为一个专业的诗人，但是我们可以培养诗人的心态。）”可知，空前提出了要培养一个诗人的良好心态，且后文介绍了三种培养诗人心态的方法，故B项“我们应该怎样简单地掌握它呢？”符合语境，承上启下，故选B。
【37题详解】
根据空前“Everything is interrelated and plays a part in a greater whole.(所有事情都是内部有联系的，并且在更大的整体上起着重要的作用)”可知，空前说明所有事情都是内部有联系的，因此这些事都值得关注，G项“因此，每件事都值得被注意，甚至是欣赏”符合语境，与上文形成因果关系，故选G。
【38题详解】
根据本段内容“A poem is a place where you can pour out your hard feelings.(诗歌是一个你能倾诉不良情绪的地方)”以及“Poetry can be a storeroom for everything difficult in your life. But there’s more, I find when I write about something I’m struggling with, my negative feeling begins to become weaker.(诗可以成为你生活中一切困难的储藏室。但还有更多，我发现当我写一些我正在挣扎的事情时，我的消极情绪开始变得更弱)”可知，本段主要介绍诗歌如何帮助你处理生活中的负面情绪和难题，写下痛苦时消极的情绪就会变减弱，就能帮助你更加积极地面对人生，故A项“让痛苦成为你的老师”符合语境，故选A。
【39题详解】
根据空前“Don’t be afraid. You can always throw the page into the fireplace once you’ve filled it.(不要害怕。不要害怕。一旦你填好了这页纸，你就可以把它扔进壁炉里)”可知，空前提出了如何处理写下来的负面情绪，E项“或者把它封在信封里，之后再来看”提出另一种处理方法，符合语境，故选E。
【40题详解】
上文“Life isn’t perfect, but you can live with love and trust anyway.(生活并不完美，但无论如何，你可以生活在爱和信任之中)”提到尽管生活并不完美，你也可以生活在爱和信任之中的道理，下文“There is always goodness to be found once you train yourself to look for it. Poetry to me is a form of praise. I build poems from things I see, people I meet and thoughts and feelings found deep inside. As I present those treasures in poetic language, I am appreciating what is good in them.(只要你训练自己去寻找，美好总是可以被发现的。诗对我来说是一种赞美。我用我看到的事物、遇到的人、内心深处的想法和感受来创作诗歌。当我用诗意的语言呈现这些宝藏时，我在欣赏它们的美好)”是描述自己通过诗歌寻找生活中的美好，故空处应是描述诗歌和上文所述的道理之间的联系，D项“诗歌帮助我们记住这一重要的智慧”符合语境，故选D。
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was walking through the bush when, suddenly, a baby koala rushed to me through the sky. Through quick thinking, I managed to catch it in my ___41___. “Oh Doodah, are you —___42___ to see me today ” I asked the koala. Doodah, a baby koala, was just one of the many koalas that had come into my ___43___. And while I might be his favourite person, I loved all of these animals ___44___.
Ever since I was a girl, I’d loved animals and at 18 had started work at the Curmmbin Wildlife Sanctuary as a ___45___ collector. Selecting leaves for the koalas brought me so much joy as the koalas ___46___ them for food. Through hard work and ___47___ I eventually became a koala specialist, which saw me working in China, where I ___48___ in koala-breeding programs.
My son, Jett, always been with koalas and comes out ___49___ them with me. But we’ve both become concerned over the _____50_____ of our beloved koalas. I knew the best way to stop them from dying out was to _____51_____ the young like my son because the future really is theirs. So I wrote a children’s book, Have You Seen A Tree For Me , which I hope will help them understand we’ve got to _____52_____ our beloved wildlife.
There are lots of _____53_____ things kids can do to start helping now; Keep dogs and cats locked away from wildlife, plant a tree that will encourage native animals to visit and _____54_____your family to drive slowly in wildlife habitats and areas. That might only sound _____55_____, but if we all do this, it can make a big difference.
41. A. arms B. legs C. clothes D. gloves
42. A. curious B. responsible C. excited D. unwilling
43. A. exchange B. care C. lecture D. power
44. A. officially B. properly C. recently D. equally
45. A. wood B. rubbish C. leaf D. water
46. A. broke down B. depended on C. came across D. concentrated on
47. A. study B. confidence C. debate D. arrangement
48. A. checked B. typed C. registered D. joined
49. A. naming B. impressing C. feeding D. catching
50. A. health B. future C. food D. return
51. A. educate B. understand C. direct D. trust
52. A. control B. protect C. hide D. recognize
53. A. secret B. big C. interesting D. simple
54. A. allow B. force C. ask D. train
55. A. small B. confusing C. natural D. difficult
【答案】41. A 42. C 43. B 44. D 45. C 46. B 47. A 48. D 49. C 50. B 51. A 52. B 53. D 54. C 55. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者一直负责照顾考拉，通过努力工作和学习，成为一名考拉专家。作者因为担心考拉的未来，出书并呼吁人们保护野生动物。
【41题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：通过快速思考，我设法把它抱在怀里。A. arms手臂；B. legs腿；C. clothes衣服；D. gloves手套。根据“I was walking through the bush when, suddenly, a baby koala rushed to me through the sky.”可知，考拉从天而降，冲向作者，故推知作者抓住考拉，用手臂将考拉抱在怀里。故选A。
【42题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我问这只考拉：“哦，Doodah，你今天见到我兴奋吗？”A. curious好奇的；B. responsible有责任的；C. excited激动的，兴奋的；D. unwilling不愿意的。根据“I was walking through the bush when, suddenly, a baby koala rushed to me through the sky.”可知，考拉从天而降，冲向作者，故推知考拉见到作者很兴奋，故选C。
43题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Doodah，一只小考拉，只是我照顾的众多考拉之一。A. exchange交流，交换；B. care照顾；C. lecture讲座；D. power能力。根据“Ever since I was a girl, I’d loved animals and at 18 had started work at the Curmmbin Wildlife Sanctuary as a ___5___ collector. Selecting leaves for the koalas brought me so much joy as the koalas ___6___ them for food.”可知，作者很喜欢考拉，并为考拉收集树叶。故推知作者的工作是照顾考拉，故选B。
【44题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：虽然我可能是他最喜欢的人，但我同样喜欢所有这些动物。A. officially正式地；B. properly正确地；C. recently最近；D. equally同样地。根据“Ever since I was a girl, I’d loved animals and at 18 had started work at the Curmmbin Wildlife Sanctuary as a ___5___ collector.”可知，作者喜欢所有动物，为动物们收集树叶。故推知作者对待所有动物都是平等的，一样的喜爱。故选D。
【45题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：从我还是个小女孩的时候起，我就喜欢动物。18岁时开始在Curmmbin野生动物保护区工作，担任树叶收集者。A. wood木头；B. rubbish垃圾；C. leaf叶子；D. water水。根据“Selecting leaves for the koalas brought me so much joy as the koalas ___6___ them for food.”可知，作者的主要工作是为考拉收集树叶，故选C。
【46题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：为考拉选择叶子给我带来了很多快乐，因为考拉以它们为食。A. broke down出故障；B. depended on依靠；C. came across偶遇；D. concentrated on集中精力于。根据“Ever since I was a girl, I’d loved animals and at 18 had started work at the Curmmbin Wildlife Sanctuary as a ___5___ collector.”及“Selecting leaves for the koalas brought me so much joy”可知，作者负责为考拉挑选树叶，给考拉喂食。故推知考拉以树叶为食。故选B。
【47题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：通过努力工作和学习，我最终成为了一名考拉专家，我在中国工作，在那里我加入了考拉饲养计划。A. study学习，研究；B. confidence自信；C. debate辩论；D. arrangement安排。根据“Through hard work”及“I eventually became a koala specialist”可知，作者为了成为考拉专家，付出了很多努力。故推知作者很努力的工作和学习。故选A。
【48题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：通过努力工作和学习，我最终成为了一名考拉专家，我在中国工作，在那里我加入了考拉饲养计划。A. checked检查；B. typed打字；C. registered登记；D. joined加入，参加。根据“I eventually became a koala specialist”可知，作者在饲养考拉方面非常专业。故推知作者以专家的身份加入了考拉饲养计划，故选D。
【49题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的儿子Jett一直和考拉在一起，和我一起喂考拉。A. naming命名；B. impressing给……留下印象；C. feeding喂；D. catching抓。根据“My son, Jett, always been with koalas”及“But we’ve both become concerned over the ___10___ of our beloved koalas.”可知，作者的儿子很喜欢考拉，故推知儿子愿意照顾考拉，给考拉喂食。故选C。
【50题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但我们都开始担心我们心爱的考拉的未来。A. health健康；B. future将来；C. food食物；D. return归还，收益。根据“So I wrote a children’s book, Have You Seen A Tree For Me , which I hope will help them understand we’ve got to ___12___ our beloved wildlife.”可知，作者号召孩子们保护野生动物，故推知作者怕年轻一代不知道保护野生动物，所以担心考拉的未来，故选B。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我知道防止他们灭绝的最好方法是教育像我儿子这样的年轻人，因为未来真的是他们的。A. educate教育；B. understand明白；C. direct指导；D. trust相信。根据“So I wrote a children’s book, Have You Seen A Tree For Me , which I hope will help them understand we’ve got to ___12___ our beloved wildlife.”可知，作者写儿童读物的目的是为了教育孩子们保护野生动物。故选A。
【52题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以我写了一本儿童读物，《Have You Seen A Tree For Me 》，我希望这能帮助他们明白我们必须保护我们心爱的野生动物。A. control控制；B. protect保护；C. hide隐藏；D. recognize认出。根据“There are lots of ___13___ things kids can do to start helping now; Keep dogs and cats locked away from wildlife, plant a tree that will encourage native animals to visit and ___14___your family to drive slowly in wildlife habitats and areas.”可知，此处描述的是孩子们保护野生动物的方法，故推知作者鼓励孩子们保护野生动物，故选B。
【53题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：孩子们可以做很多简单的事情来开始帮助保护野生动物：拴住狗和猫，让他们远离野生动物，种一棵树，鼓励本地动物过来逗留，并要求你的家人在野生动物栖息地缓慢行驶。A. secret秘密的；B. big大的；C. interesting有趣的；D. simple简单的。根据“Keep dogs and cats locked away from wildlife, plant a tree that will encourage native animals to visit and ___14___your family to drive slowly in wildlife habitats and areas.”可知，此处列举“拴住猫和狗，种树和在野生动物栖息地缓慢行驶”，这些行为在我们生活中都是很小的，很简单的保护野生动物的方法，故选D。
【54题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：孩子们可以做很多简单的事情来开始帮助保护野生动物：拴住狗和猫，让他们远离野生动物，种一棵树，鼓励本地动物过来逗留，并要求你的家人在野生动物栖息地缓慢行驶。A. allow允许；B. force强迫；C. ask要求；D. train训练。根据“There are lots of ___13___ things kids can do to start helping now”可知，此处介绍孩子们保护野生动物的方法，故推知需要要求家人在野生动物栖息地缓慢行驶，故选C。
【55题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这可能听起来是小事，但如果我们都这样做，它可以起到重要的作用。A. small小的，微弱的；B. confusing令人困惑的；C. natural自然的；D. difficult困难的。根据“There are lots of ___13___ things kids can do to start helping now; Keep dogs and cats locked away from wildlife, plant a tree that will encourage native animals to visit and ___14___your family to drive slowly in wildlife habitats and areas.”可知，拴住猫和狗，种树和在野生动物栖息地缓慢行驶，这些行为在我们生活中都是很小的事，故选A。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
For a book lover, stepping into a bookstore is always exciting, but a new bookstore in China makes the experience really amazing.
___56___ (locate) in the west of Chengdu in Sichuan Province, there is a bookstore that is just like a magical world. Upon entering, visitors can see C-shaped bookcases, ___57___ create a series of private spaces. In the center of the store, towering arches (拱门) take advantage of the full ___58___ (high) of the space.
It looks like the books spreading out from the floor to the ceiling. But actually the books placed on the highest levels are not real. The store already has a ___59___ (collect) of over 80,000 books, so there’s actually no waste of space.
Visitors walking through the store will find areas designed ___60___ (serve) different purposes. The children’s reading area, for example, features panda posters, bamboo bookshelves and colorful cushions (坐垫). The panda pictures ___61___ (hang)on the bookshelves are like pandas climbing on high branches. The colorful cushions can provide comfort ___62___ children to sit on the ground and relax. All the ___63___ (element) of the design come together to give visitors ___64___ interesting experience.
In a word, it really ___65___ (present) the local famous man-made landscape, even though it is in an artistic way.
【答案】56. Located
57. which 58. height
59. collection
60. to serve
61. hanging
62. for 63. elements
64. an 65. presents
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国四川成都西部的一家新书店，让人体验到很奇妙的感觉，它以一种艺术的方式呈现了当地著名的人造景观。
【56题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：在四川省成都市的西部，有一家书店，就像一个神奇的世界。分析句子结构可知，本句已有谓语动词is，所以locate用非谓语动词，此处是固定搭配：be located in意为“位于”，动词locate和句子的主语a bookstore 之间是被动关系，所以，用过去分词作状语，位于句首，首字母应大写。故填Located。
【57题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：进入后，游客可以看到C形的书柜，它创造了一系列的私人空间。该空引导非限制性定语从句，先行词C-shaped bookcases，为物，关系词在非限制性定语从句中作主语，用关系代词which。故填which。
【58题详解】
考查名词。句意：在商店的中心，高耸的拱门充分利用了空间的高度。空前是形容词，所以空处应填名词作宾语，所以用名词，后面有of短语限定，所以用不可数名词height，故填height。
【59题详解】
考查名词。句意：这家书店已经收藏了超过8万本书，所以实际上没有浪费空间。空前是冠词，所以空处应填名词作宾语，collect的名词形式是collection，根据空前的a可知用单数形式。故填collection。
【60题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：走过商店的游客会发现不同用途的区域。此处是固定搭配：be designed to do sth.意为“被设计来做某事”，serve用不定式形式。故填to serve。
【61题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：挂在书架上的熊猫图片就像熊猫爬在高高的树枝上。分析句子结构可知，本句已有谓语动词are，所以hang用非谓语形式，和逻辑主语pictures之间是主动关系，用现在分词作后置定语。故填hanging。
【62题详解】
考查介词。句意：色彩丰富的靠垫可以为孩子们提供舒适的坐在地上放松。固定搭配：provide sth. for sb. 意为“提供某人某物”。故填for。
【63题详解】
考查名词。句意：所有的设计元素汇集在一起，给游客一个有趣的体验。前面有all，所以用可数名词element的复数形式，故填elements。
【64题详解】
考查冠词。句意：所有的设计元素汇集在一起，给游客一个有趣的体验。experience意为“经历”，为可数名词，句中用的单数，前用不定冠词修饰，interesting为元音音素开头，用an修饰。故填an。
【65题详解】
考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：总之，它真正地呈现了当地著名的人造景观，尽管它是以一种艺术的方式。描述现状，所以用一般现在时态，主语为it，所以谓语动词present用第三人称单数，故填presents。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66. 假如你校英文报编辑李华，最近很多同学写信，询问如何保持健康。请你写一封回信，内容包括：
1.健康的重要性；
2.保持健康的方法。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear students,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【答案】
Dear students,
Good health is essential to everyone, without which one can hardly live a satisfactory life. As students, when longing to learn better, we shall in the meanwhile act actively for good health.
Here are some of my suggestions. First, we’d better do more exercise such as playing basketball, running or swimming to build up our body. Second, we should have a balanced diet. Don’t eat too much meat or sugar but more vegetables and fruit. Third, we need enough sleep and rest, and we shouldn’t stay up late because it is bad for our health. Besides, keeping ourselves happy is also very important. I hope we are healthy and enjoy our life.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。最近很多同学写信, 询问如何保持健康要求考生写一封回信说明给出健康的重要性以及保持健康的方法。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
至关重要的：essential→vital
建议：suggestions→advice
此外：Besides→In addition
重要的：important→of importance
2. 句式拓展
合并简单句
原句：Second,we should have a balanced diet. Don’t eat too much meat or sugar but more vegetables and fruit.
拓展句：Second, we should have a balanced diet, which means that you shouldn’t eat too much meat or sugar but more vegetables and fruit.
【点睛】[高分句型1]Good health is essential to everyone, without which one can hardly live a satisfactory life.(运用了介词+which引导的非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2]As students, when longing to learn better, we shall in the meanwhile act actively for good health.(运用了when引导的状语从句的省略)
第二节（满分25分）
67. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
There are many things in senior middle school that I still remember clearly. I studied three years in a country school, which is faraway. However, it has a good environment and strict but kind teachers, so I loved the school and all my teachers very much.
One Friday, just as we began to read books in reading class at our desks, our teacher, Mrs. Hill, said that she needed to be out of the classroom for a few minutes. She asked the class to read in silence while she was gone. And she said that those who didn’t read books in silence would have to be punished when she returned. It was well-known that Mrs. Hill was strict. So we had to be on our best behaviour.
But that Friday, Mrs. Hill hadn’t been gone for ten seconds before some students in the classroom started to talk. From one corner of the room I heard Josh ask Nick, “Can I trade my candies for your toy ” At the other end of the room I heard Samantha tell Kayla, “Let’s sit together on the bus for the museum field trip tomorrow.” And so it went all around me, until about half of the students communicated with each other.
After a while, I, too, forgot about Mrs. Hill’s instructions. I turned back and asked my friend Liza, “Can I borrow your storybook and keep it for a day ” As soon as the words were out of my mouth, Mrs. Hill walked into the classroom. The whole class returned to silence immediately. And we were full of fear.
Mrs. Hill slowly looked around the classroom and said, “If you were talking while I was gone, then please stand up.” The guilt (内疚) suddenly weighed heavily on me. “I shouldn’t have talked while she was not in the classroom. And now I should be honest and admit my mistake bravely. This is what my parents have always told me.” I thought. Then, I summoned up (鼓起) my courage to stand up, worried about the punishment that waited for me. Then I looked around.
注意: 1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
To my surprise, no one followed me and I was the only one in the classroom standing.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
With Mrs. Hill’s encouragement, another student stood up.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】
To my surprise, no one followed me and I was the only one in the class room standing. I lowered my head, alone and filled with fear. After looking around for a while, Mrs. Hill walked towards me. Strangely, she asked in a soft voice, “Why did you dare to stand up ” I said I wanted to be honest and that I realized what I had done was wrong. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Hill was quite amazed by my answer and praised me for that. Then she returned to the front of the classroom and explained why we should be honest.
With Mrs. Hill’s encouragement, another student stood up. Then more students followed until about half of the students stood up. Seeing it, Mrs. Hill praised us for our courage. Then, she asked us to sit down. We continued reading books. After we finished, Mrs. Hill reminded us to remember that everyone should be responsible for his behaviour. We all agreed with her. And I was happy that in a way I set a good example to my classmates.
【解析】
【导语】本文以时间为线索展开。上课时老师要出去一下，交代同学们默读，但是老师一直没有回来，同学们开始忍不住说话，包括作者，回来后老师要求说话的同学站起来，作者感到很愧疚，于是站了起来，但是其他同学并没有，在老师的鼓励和教育下，其他说话的同学也站了起来，作者从这件事中了解了诚实和对自己的行为负责的意义。
【详解】1. 段落续写
①由第一段首句内容“令我惊讶的是，没有人跟着我（一起站起来），教室里只有我一个人站着。”可知，第一段可描写没有人跟随我站起来，老师的反应是什么以及我的感受。
②由第二段首句内容“在希尔夫人的鼓励下，另一个学生站了起来。”可知第二段可描写在希尔夫人的鼓励下陆续有同学站起来，之后老师如何教育我们。
2. 续写线索：无人跟随——恐惧——老师询问——表扬——同学跟随——老师教育——喜悦
3. 词汇激活行为类
①走向：walk towards/step towards/come up to
②想要：want to do/intend to do/would like to do
③继续：continue doing/go on doing
情绪类
①恐惧：fear/dread
②吃惊的：amazed/surprised
【点睛】[高分句型1]I said I wanted to be honest and that I realized what I had done was wrong.(运用了that和what引导的宾语从句)
[高分句型2]Then she returned to the front of the classroom and explained why we should be honest.(运用了why引导的宾语从句)石家庄市2023~2024年度第一学期期末教学质量检测
高二英语
（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15
答案是C。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What does the woman want the man to do
A. Change his seat. B. Sit together with her. C. Save her a seat.
2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
How did the man learn to cook the soup
A. From a restaurant. B. From a school. C. From a recipe.
3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
Where does the conversation take place
A. On a bus. B. At a train station. C. In a bank.
4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What are the speakers talking about
A. An office rule. B. A difficult job. C. A piece of advice.
5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What does the man mean
A. He wants to join a gym. B. He seldom exercises now. C. He is sick at the moment.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. What will the woman do next
A. Make an appointment. B. Fill in another form. C. Go to the waiting room.
7. Who will the woman meet this afternoon
A. A doctor. B. Her boss. C. A customer.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. Why are there fewer adults watching the play than teenagers
A. It is performed in a school.
B. The play is aimed at teenagers.
C. Most adults are occupied in the afternoon.
9. What do the speakers agree on about the play
A. It is difficult to understand.
B. Its characters are realistic.
C. It has a surprising ending.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
10. What problem does the woman face
A. She can’t turn on her computer.
B. She can’t open a document.
C. She can’t handle her work.
11. When did the woman’s problem occur
A. Yesterday morning. B. Last night. C. This morning.
12. What does the man ask the woman to do
A. Send him an email. B. Come to his place. C. Give him a call.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
13. What will the man do in August
A. Graduate from college. B. Start work. C. Accept applications.
14. What is the speakers’ opinion about the man’s career prospects
A. Promising. B. Worrying. C. Unclear.
15. What do we know about the woman
A. She changed major at college.
B. She spent a year finding a job.
C. She got a master’s degree.
16. What could the woman probably be
A. A psychologist. B. An engineer. C. A website designer.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
17. What does the speaker think of the area close to Cape Town
A. It’s diverse. B. It’s livable. C. It’s cold.
18. What is special about the eastern seaboard
A. It has a large garden. B. It has lots of plants. C. It has a changeable climate.
19. How has South Africa changed
A. It has become hotter.
B. It has a lower diversity of species.
C. It’s experiencing a decrease in rainfall.
20. What attracts visitors to the Floral Kingdom
A. The historic site. B. The cultural heritage. C. The diverse plant species.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Last Friday, Britain’s Prince William announced the winners of this year’s Earthshot Prize. The prize is meant to encourage new ideas and rapid action to help protect the planet. Below are parts of this year’s prize-winning projects in each category.
Protect and Restore Nature
Kheyti won the prize for protecting and restoring nature with its “Greenhouse-in-a-box” idea. Kheyti is already working with 1, 000 farmers across India, which is one of the most climate-affected countries in the world. The company says the greenhouses allow farmers to use 90% less water and produce seven times as much food. Kheyti hopes to get its greenhouses to 50,000 farmers by 2027.
Clean Our Air
Charlot Magayi won the prize for cleaning the air. Ms. Magayi developed a stove (炉子) that uses a fuel that’s cheaper and pollutes far less than charcoal stoves. Currently, over 200,000 of her Clean Stoves are being used in Kenya.
Build a Waste-Free World
A London-based company called Notpla(for “Not Plastic”)won the prize for building a waste-free world. They’ve created a plastic substitute(替代品)from plants found in the ocean. Unlike most plastic, their products break down naturally with no microplastics. Notpla believes their products can help end the plastic pollution that’s filling landfills and polluting oceans.
Fix Our Climate
The Earthshot Prize for working toward fixing our climate went to a company called 44.01 from Oman. 44.01 has come up with a way to turn polluting carbon dioxide(CO2)into a rock called peridotite. Once the CO2 has been turned into rock, it can no longer be released into the atmosphere again. The method that 44.01 uses is fast, cheap and permanent.
21. What is the aim of the Earthshot Prize
A. To offer practical advice on global warming.
B. To find solutions to the environmental problems.
C. To develop a strategic partnership with all parties.
D. To encourage literary creations of the British people.
22. Where are Kheyti’s greenhouses widely used
A. In India. B. In Kenya. C. In the UK. D. In Oman.
23. What do Charlot Magayi and 44.01 have in common
A. They want to build a waste-free world.
B. Their projects are directly good for farmers.
C. Their achievements benefit the air cleaning.
D. They use plants from the ocean in their products.
B
Some of my earliest memories involve sitting with my dad in his study every night when he came home from the office, I’d watch as he put his personal items away; his watch, wallet, comb and car keys They would always occupy the same spot on the table every time.
Dad’s comb was jade green. I heard he bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would smile, hand me the comb and say, “Be a good girl and help Daddy clean it, OK ”
I was more than happy to do it. At age five, this kind of task brought me such joy. I would excitedly turn the tap on, and then brush the comb with a used toothbrush as hard as I could. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would proudly return the comb to Dad. He would smile at me, and place the comb on top of his wallet.
About two years later, Dad left his sales job and started his own wholesale business. I started primary school. That was when things started to change. Dad’s business wasn’t doing so well, and our stable life started getting shaky. He didn’t come home as much as he used to. And when he did come home, it was always late and I’d already be in bed. 1 started to get mad. Why didn’t he listen to Mum and just stick to his old job Why did he take the risk and place the whole family in trouble Over the years, I stopped waiting for him to come home, and stopped going downstairs to check on him.
Now 28, I’ve graduated from college and got a job. Dad’s business has also started to get back on track. Yet the uncomfortable silence between Dad and me went on.
Two days before my birthday last year, Dad came home early. On that evening, I helped him carry his bags into his study as usual. When I turned to leave, he asked me to clean his comb. I looked at him for a while, then took the comb and headed to the sink.
It was the same comb. After cleaning it, I passed it back to Dad. He looked at it and smiled. But this time, I noticed something different. My dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, yet his smile was still as heartwarming as before.
24. From the first three paragraphs, we can learn___________.
A. the author would study with Dad every evening
B. the precious green comb of Dad was made of jade
C. the earliest memories with Dad were full of joy
D. the author was unwilling to clean the comb for Dad
25. What probably made Dad decide to start his own business
A. He was eager to get everything on track.
B. He wanted to keep his family life stable.
C. He was laid off and had to make a living.
D. He hoped to earn a better life for the family.
26. What emotional changes did the author experience when staying with Dad these years
A Cheerful→mad→warm.
B. Mad→satisfied→warm.
C. Satisfied→worried→angry
D. Warm→concerned→uncomfortable.
27. Which could be the best title for the text
A. My Dad’s Comb
B. Dad’s Wholesale Business
C. Changes of My Dad
D. My Earliest Memories with Dad
C
Most people don’t lie very much. It makes sense. By being honest with people, you not only build up goodwill, but also save a lot of brain power since your brain doesn’t have to do anything out of the ordinary when you tell the truth. You just think of what you want to say, and you say it.
Actually, lying takes much more work. Imagine you’re late to class and the teacher asks why. If you decide to lie, you have to make up a story on the spot, think about the various directions the conversation might take and figure out what you need to say to keep this whole lie from falling apart. You might not be aware of it, but you just give your brain a lot of extra work. “A lot of that brain work is done in a region called the prefrontal cortex. It’s the part in charge of working memory,” explains Jennifer Vendemia, a scientist from the University of South Carolina.
Working memory keeps something in mind just for a little while, such as remembering instructions for how to play a game or some other specific tasks. It stores things for only a short while as you’re using them, and it doesn’t put them in long-term storage. Besides working memory, the prefrontal cortex also takes care of tasks such as planning, problem-solving and self-control. Scientists describe these as executive function tasks. Executive function lets you think a step or two ahead to make sure the lie you’ re telling will likely hold up to questioning. “Spending so much brainpower trying to keep a story straight means there’s less available for other things,” says Vendemia. “Lying is especially harmful for young people as the prefrontal cortex is not fully developed until around age 25. When the prefrontal cortex is busy with tasks related to lying, younger people have a harder time doing other tasks.”
Lying has social costs, too. People generally value honesty and don’t like liars. So if people view you as untrustworthy, it can be bad for your relationships.
28. What is the first paragraph mainly about
A. The costs of lying to people.
B. The true meaning of honesty.
C The benefits of being truthful.
D. The difficulty of being a good liar.
29. Why is a lying student mentioned in the second paragraph
A. To prove a concept B. To introduce a topic.
C. To provide the background. D. To give an example.
30. Which of the following is the function of working memory
A. Remembering a life-long lesson.
B. Storing information for a short time.
C. Pushing oneself to face difficulties.
D. Processing information in the brain.
31. What is the passage mainly about
A. The reasons why people lie.
B. The harmful effects of lying.
C. The part of brain in charge of lying.
D. The ways to avoid being caught lying.
D
Have you ever noticed that the stars sometimes appear brighter in December, January and February There's a link between cold air and the night lights. "Part of it is that it tends to be drier in the winter," said Diane Tumshek, an astronomer at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Even though it's invisible, moisture can change the way light moves through the air. And in the summer, moisture can make stars appear more dull.
Air temperature is also what puts the twinkle twinkle in the little stars. "Even on very clear nights, some of the atmosphere is cooler, and some of the atmosphere is warmer,” said Tumshek, who also works with the Allegheny Observatory. And when the light from a star passes through those bubbles of varying temperatures, "it bends and shifts the light, so that we are seeing stars appear to dance or twinkle,” she said.
For star lovers in the United States, there's another factor that comes into play for bright winter stars, although this is a matter of coincidence. During Earth's journey around the sun, “there are just simply more bright stars visible from the Northern Hemisphere in the winter sky," Tumshek said. If you really want to see a shiny star, just try to find a burning ball of gas called Sirius near the horizon. At 8.6 light-years away, Sirius is relatively close to Earth and the brightest star visible in the night sky. It is also large — nearly twice as big as our sun and 20 times as bright. So this winter, when the world turns cold and it seems like we should be spending more time indoors, consider asking an adult to go exploring outside. With a warm coat and a clear sky, any night can be turned into a treasure hunt. All you have to do is look up.
32. What does the underlined word "dull" in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A. not shiny B. not exciting C. not severe D. not smart
33. How does air temperature influence the brightness of stars
A. By changing the bubbles around them. B. By putting the twinkle twinkle in them.
C. By varying the direction of the light from them. D. By making the stars dance and twinkle in the sky.
34. What do we know about Sirius
A. It can be found at any night. B. It is 20 times as bright as the sun.
C. It is a burning and shiny ball. D. It is closer to Earth than other stars,
35. What is the author's purpose in writing the text
A. To advocate stargazing in winter, B. To call on people to focus on stars.
C To present new research results about stars. D. To explain why stars are more visible in winter.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Poetry has healing powers. To get more joy and peace, we don’t have to be a professional poet but we can develop a poetic mindset (心态). ___36___
Be in awe (敬畏) of everything.
The poetic mindset starts with the idea that nothing is an accident. Everything is interrelated and plays a part in a greater whole. ___37___ Close your eyes. Now open them. What is the first thing you see Look closer. Ask yourself: What does it look like What does it remind you of Does it bring happy thoughts or sad ones Why I bet your randomly selected object is full of meaning.
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A poem is a place where you can pour out your hard feelings. Don’t be afraid. You can always throw the page into the fireplace once you’ve filled it. ___39___ Poetry can be a storeroom for everything difficult in your life. But there’s more, I find when I write about something I’m struggling with, my negative feeling begins to become weaker.
Seek what inspires you.
Life isn’t perfect, but you can live with love and trust anyway. ___40___ There is always goodness to be found once you train yourself to look for it. Poetry to me is a form of praise. I build poems from things I see, people I meet and thoughts and feelings found deep inside. As I present those treasures in poetic language, I am appreciating what is good in them.
A. Let pain be your teacher.
B. How can we manage it in an easy way
C. What are the steps of writing a good poem
D. Poetry helps us remember this important wisdom.
E. Or seal it in an envelope and come back to it later.
F. Writing a poem is about describing your inner world vividly.
G. Therefore, everything deserves notice and even appreciation.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was walking through the bush when, suddenly, a baby koala rushed to me through the sky. Through quick thinking, I managed to catch it in my ___41___. “Oh Doodah, are you —___42___ to see me today ” I asked the koala. Doodah, a baby koala, was just one of the many koalas that had come into my ___43___. And while I might be his favourite person, I loved all of these animals ___44___.
Ever since I was a girl, I’d loved animals and at 18 had started work at the Curmmbin Wildlife Sanctuary as a ___45___ collector. Selecting leaves for the koalas brought me so much joy as the koalas ___46___ them for food. Through hard work and ___47___ I eventually became a koala specialist, which saw me working in China, where I ___48___ in koala-breeding programs.
My son, Jett, always been with koalas and comes out ___49___ them with me. But we’ve both become concerned over the _____50_____ of our beloved koalas. I knew the best way to stop them from dying out was to _____51_____ the young like my son because the future really is theirs. So I wrote a children’s book, Have You Seen A Tree For Me , which I hope will help them understand we’ve got to _____52_____ our beloved wildlife.
There are lots of _____53_____ things kids can do to start helping now; Keep dogs and cats locked away from wildlife, plant a tree that will encourage native animals to visit and _____54_____your family to drive slowly in wildlife habitats and areas. That might only sound _____55_____, but if we all do this, it can make a big difference.
41. A. arms B. legs C. clothes D. gloves
42. A. curious B. responsible C. excited D. unwilling
43. A. exchange B. care C. lecture D. power
44. A. officially B. properly C. recently D. equally
45. A. wood B. rubbish C. leaf D. water
46. A. broke down B. depended on C. came across D. concentrated on
47. A. study B. confidence C. debate D. arrangement
48. A. checked B. typed C. registered D. joined
49. A. naming B. impressing C. feeding D. catching
50. A. health B. future C. food D. return
51 A. educate B. understand C. direct D. trust
52. A. control B. protect C. hide D. recognize
53. A. secret B. big C. interesting D. simple
54. A. allow B. force C. ask D. train
55. A. small B. confusing C. natural D. difficult
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
For a book lover, stepping into a bookstore is always exciting, but a new bookstore in China makes the experience really amazing.
___56___ (locate) in the west of Chengdu in Sichuan Province, there is a bookstore that is just like a magical world. Upon entering, visitors can see C-shaped bookcases, ___57___ create a series of private spaces. In the center of the store, towering arches (拱门) take advantage of the full ___58___ (high) of the space.
It looks like the books spreading out from the floor to the ceiling. But actually the books placed on the highest levels are not real. The store already has a ___59___ (collect) of over 80,000 books, so there’s actually no waste of space.
Visitors walking through the store will find areas designed ___60___ (serve) different purposes. The children’s reading area, for example, features panda posters, bamboo bookshelves and colorful cushions (坐垫). The panda pictures ___61___ (hang)on the bookshelves are like pandas climbing on high branches. The colorful cushions can provide comfort ___62___ children to sit on the ground and relax. All the ___63___ (element) of the design come together to give visitors ___64___ interesting experience.
In a word, it really ___65___ (present) the local famous man-made landscape, even though it is in an artistic way.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66. 假如你是校英文报编辑李华，最近很多同学写信，询问如何保持健康。请你写一封回信，内容包括：
1.健康的重要性；
2.保持健康的方法。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear students,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
67. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
There are many things in senior middle school that I still remember clearly. I studied three years in a country school, which is faraway. However, it has a good environment and strict but kind teachers, so I loved the school and all my teachers very much.
One Friday, just as we began to read books in reading class at our desks, our teacher, Mrs. Hill, said that she needed to be out of the classroom for a few minutes. She asked the class to read in silence while she was gone. And she said that those who didn’t read books in silence would have to be punished when she returned. It was well-known that Mrs. Hill was strict. So we had to be on our best behaviour.
But that Friday, Mrs. Hill hadn’t been gone for ten seconds before some students in the classroom started to talk. From one corner of the room I heard Josh ask Nick, “Can I trade my candies for your toy ” At the other end of the room I heard Samantha tell Kayla, “Let’s sit together on the bus for the museum field trip tomorrow.” And so it went all around me, until about half of the students communicated with each other.
After a while, I, too, forgot about Mrs. Hill’s instructions. I turned back and asked my friend Liza, “Can I borrow your storybook and keep it for a day ” As soon as the words were out of my mouth, Mrs. Hill walked into the classroom. The whole class returned to silence immediately. And we were full of fear.
Mrs. Hill slowly looked around the classroom and said, “If you were talking while I was gone, then please stand up.” The guilt (内疚) suddenly weighed heavily on me. “I shouldn’t have talked while she was not in the classroom. And now I should be honest and admit my mistake bravely. This is what my parents have always told me.” I thought. Then, I summoned up (鼓起) my courage to stand up, worried about the punishment that waited for me. Then I looked around.
注意: 1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
To my surprise, no one followed me and I was the only one in the classroom standing.
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With Mrs. Hill’s encouragement, another student stood up.
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